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The Glittering Edge by Alyssa Villaire (Little, Brown)
Ruqayyah Daud at Little, Brown has acquired, at auction, debut author Alyssa Villaire's YA fantasy novel The Glittering Edge
and a sequel, about a teenage girl in small-town Indiana who is tossed
into a decades-long magical feud between two families in order to save
her mother's life—a quest that will involve witch covens, first love,
and a secret that will change her town forever. Publication of the first
book is slated for summer 2025; Peter Knapp and Stuti Telidevara at
Park & Fine Literary and Media sold North American rights.
Author of AND THEY LIVED Steven Salvatore's LEMON AT FIRST SIGHT, a romance pitched as loosely inspired by My Best Friend's Wedding with a gay twist, about a budding TikTok food blogger who schemes to win back the love of his life at a family wedding in an Italian lemon grove on the Amalfi Coast, to Camille Kellogg at Bloomsbury Children's, by Jessica Regel at Helm Literary (world English).
The Thrashers by Julie Soto (Wednesday Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Alexandra Sehulster at Wednesday Books has acquired The Thrashers, the YA debut by adult author Julie Soto. Described as a cross between One of Us Is Lying and The Reappearance of Rachel Price, the book features an exclusive friend clique that becomes the subject of a police investigation when one of the students obsessed with joining their group dies—and how even beyond the grave, she may not be done with them yet. Publication is scheduled for May 2025; Gaia Banks at Sheil Land Associates brokered the deal.
May 1st
Sound Check by Jennifer Fenn (Roaring Brook Press) - moved from April 2022, then from July 2023, then from July 2024.
Win is a remarkably
gifted percussionist. He's also profoundly deaf and plays the drums with
his shoes off so he can feel the music through the soles of his feet.
He has it all: he's in a band on the verge of breaking out, and he's
madly in love with Tristen, their lead singer. The only thing he could
ever want: to hear Tristen sing.
Sound Check is told in
alternating narratives. The A side - Win decides to get a cochlear
implant that will allow him to hear. The B side - Win and Tristen's love
story from the day they first met to the day Win heard Tristen for the
first time. And in the silence between the tracks? Heartbreak.
May 6th
You and Me on Repeat by Mary Shyne (Henry Holt) - YA graphic novel, previously titled Graduation Day, description not yet updated on Goodreads.
Chris O’Brien has a genius plan: If he can share the perfect first kiss with his crush, Andy, then of course he’ll break free from the time loop that has him repeating graduation day over and over…and over.
Alicia Ochoa thinks Chris’s plan is doomed. Valedictorian and a total nerd, she knows it’ll take more than a kiss to escape the loop they’re trapped in together. Besides, Chris may be a hopeless romantic, but Alicia doesn’t think he has a real shot with Andy.
Once close friends, Alicia and Chris have history—lots of it. As they got older, the pair fell out after Chris ditched her for the “cool kids” and left her in the dust. But when you’re looping side by side, you never know if friendship might rekindle or what new feelings could spark along the way.
Up in Smoke by Nick Brooks (Henry Holt)
Perfect for fans of Karen McManus and The Hate U Give, this edge-of-your-seat thriller from the critically-acclaimed author of Promise Boys follows Cooper and Monique as they seek to exonerate Monique's brother in a murder investigation and learn what they really mean to each other—all while Cooper hides a shocking secret.
After an officer-involved shooting claims the life of a Black kid, Cooper King is convinced to attend a local march by Jason, the closest thing he has to a big brother. But against Cooper's better judgment, they don’t protest—they loot. Then, the unthinkable happens: gunshots ring in the air and someone ends up dead. After Cooper flees the scene, footage shows up on the news of four teens in ski masks near the scene of the murder—Cooper and his friends. Just as Cooper fears he might get wrongfully charged, a suspect is taken into custody: Jason.
Hiding the truth from Monique, Jason's sister and Cooper's longtime crush, that he was among the looters, Cooper and Monique set out to investigate what really happened to clear Jason's name and find the true killer. If they fail, Jason will get locked up for a crime he didn't commit—and possibly drag Cooper along with him.
Of Earthly Delights by Goldy Moldavsky (Henry Holt)
A contemporary YA gothic romance about a dark family secret, a lush, mysterious garden, and a love that never dies, from New York Times bestselling author Goldy Moldavsky.
Aspiring artist Rose Pauly is not happy moving from her home in New York City right before her senior year of high school. But on her first miserable day in Connecticut, she meets Hart Hargrove. The two share an immediate, undeniable connection.
Hart introduces Rose to his slice of paradise–the immense private garden nestled behind the Hargrove family mansion. There, the two spend a fever dream of a summer together. But as their bond blossoms into love, Rose can't shake the feeling that all is not as it seems.
When Rose uncovers the truth about the garden, she's forced to question how genuine her love story truly is. But Hart can't bear to lose Rose, and he will stop at nothing to save their relationship.
Posing haunting questions about beauty and desire, this is an atmospheric and darkly romantic tale that will enthrall readers.
Heir of Storms by Lauryn Hamilton Murray (Roaring Brook Press)
RED QUEEN meets SHADOW AND BONE in this explosive start to a YA romantasy trilogy about dangerous magic, forbidden love, and a cut-throat competition for the throne in an empire where crowns are not inherited -- they're won.
The very day Blaze came into the world, she almost drowned it. A Rain Singer born into one of the most powerful fire-wielding families in the empire, Blaze's birth summoned a devastating storm that left thousands dead. She's been hidden away ever since with a dark the same torrential power that branded her an outcast disappeared that fateful day. And she’s not sure she wants it back.
When an unexpected invitation arrives for Blaze and her twin brother, Flint, to compete as future rulers of the empire, she’s suddenly thrust into the limelight again -- and into battle. Threats abound at the Golden Palace, where intrigue and romance await with not one but two handsome the enchanting Crown Prince and a dangerously alluring newcomer at court.
As Blaze explores her untapped power, she discovers the throne may be within her grasp. But in order to take it, she’ll have to leave behind the stories that others have told about her, and find the courage to write her own.
Fitting Indian by Jyoti Chand and Tara Anand (HarperCollins) - YA graphic novel, moved from June 2024, then from October 2024.
Clarissa Wong, while at HarperCollins, bought world rights to Fitting Indian by Jyoti Chand, illustrated by Tara Anand; Megan Ilnitzki will edit. Pitched as Never Have I Ever meets Spinning, this YA graphic novel follows Nitasha as she navigates pressure and expectations from her traditional South Asian family, the challenges of high school—and her mental health. Publication is set for winter 2024, Chad W. Beckerman at the CAT Agency represented the author and the illustrator.
Sometimes the Girl by Jennifer Mason-Black (Lerner/Carolrhoda)
Amy Fitzgerald at Lerner/Carolrhoda has bought, in an exclusive submission, Jennifer Mason-Black's YA novel Sometimes the Girl. When 18-year-old Holiday gets a summer job cleaning out a famous author's attic, she struggles to understand why the woman never wrote another novel—and discovers how art and life entwine. Publication is planned for spring 2025; Alice Speilburg at Speilburg Literary Agency sold world rights.
May 13th
The Floating World by Axie Oh (Feiwel and Friends) - moved from 2024, description not yet updated on Goodreads.
From Axie Oh, the New York Times-bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, Final Fantasy meets Shadow and Bone in this romantic fantasy reimagining the Korean legend of Celestial Maidens.
Sunho lives in the Under World, a land of perpetual darkness. An ex-soldier, he can remember little of his life from before two years ago, when he woke up alone with only his name and his sword. Now he does odd-jobs to scrape by, until he comes across the score of a lifetime—a chest of gold for any mercenary who can hunt down a girl who wields silver light.
Meanwhile, far to the west, Ren is a cheerful and spirited acrobat living in an idyllic mountain village with her adoptive family. But everything changes during one of their festival performances when the village is attacked by a horrific humanlike demon. In a moment of fear and rage, Ren releases a blast of silver light—a power she has kept hidden since childhood—and kills the monster. But her efforts are not in time to save her foster father's life, or to save her adoptive uncle from being grievously wounded.
Determined to save her uncle from succumbing to the poisoned wound, Ren sets off over the mountains, where the creature came from—and from where Ren herself fled ten years ago. Her path sets her on a collision course with Sunho, but he doesn't realize she's the girl that he—and a hundred other swords-for-hire—is looking for. As the two grow closer through their travels, they come to realize that their pasts—and destinies—are far more entwined than either of them could have imagined...
May 20th
Everyone Sux But You by Kelsey Wroten (Henry Holt) - YA graphic novel.
How to Be A Heartbreaker by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímíde and Adiba Jaigirdar (Feiwel and Friends) - previously titled Suite Scent of Sabotage.
In this contemporary romance by bestselling authors Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé & Adiba Jaigirdar, a hotel heiress and the son of a caterer develop feelings for each other as his family works to cater a big celebrity wedding and she secretly works to put a stop to the wedding.
For Karim Zaman, life is like the Bollywood movies he loves watching with his nanu. Sure, his family runs a catering/divorce/funeral business, but he still gets caught up in the movies’ big dance numbers and sweeping declarations of love. He can’t believe it when his family is hired to cater the wedding of a famous Bollywood actress to and Afrobeats superstar. And with Karim’s family struggling to make ends meet ever since his father’s death, this wedding would be life-changing for them. Things cannot go wrong.
Nairobi Yusef may be the heir to a large hotel fortune, but her life is nothing like a movie. She spends most of her time in the London branch of her dad’s hotel chain alone and unsure what to do with herself. And with the way she’s seen relationships crash and burn, she’s not exactly looking forward to her cousin Musa’s—or Oga Suya as his fans know him—wedding. When she overhears something that makes it clear his fiancé has ulterior motives, Nairobi realizes this wedding cannot happen.
With multiple pre-wedding events leading up to the big day, the two teens’ paths keep crossing while Nairobi works to keep her cousin from saying I do (unbeknownst to anyone) and Karim works to make sure things go perfectly. They may be focused on the wedding, but they can’t help notice their growing feelings for one another. Will Nairobi’s meddling with the impending wedding tear them apart? Or will they get their sweet Bollywood movie ending?
Out of Step, Into You by Ciera Burch (FSG)
Out of Step, into You is a sapphic contemporary romance following childhood friends turned cross-country team rivals who are forced to work together to win the state championship – for fans of She Gets the Girl.
You can’t outrun love.
Taylor and Marianna were each other’s whole world – best friends, running partners, practically sisters – until Marianna moved away and Taylor promptly ghosted her. When the former best friends turned rivals end up on the same cross-country team three years later, everything is a competition… and a reminder of past feelings, as well as blossoming new ones.
Marianna runs because she’s angry.The oldest child of a single mother, she knows all about responsibility – for her siblings, at her part-time job. She just has to stay focused and be faster than the past nipping at her heels if she wants to secure a new, brighter future. With or without Taylor.
Taylor runs to prove herself. The only child of an almost-Olympian, she’s no stranger to high expectations. With enough effort, she knows she can immortalize herself with a state record and make her parents proud. Then, she can figure out her own passion. Shedefinitely doesn’t have time to untangle her feelings towards Mari.
Can this pair figure out a way to work together before their past catches up with them?
May 27th
And They Were Roommates by Page Powars (Roaring Brook Press) - moved from 2024, changed publisher from Delacorte to Roaring Brook Press.
Romance is the last thing on Charlie’s mind.
On his first day at Valentine Academy for Boys, Charlie’s carefully crafted plan to hide his identity as the school’s only trans student is set in motion. Only to be immediately destroyed. Charlie has been assigned the worst roommate in the world (possibly the universe): Jasper Grimes, the boy who broke Charlie’s heart the year before he transitioned.
Except, Jasper doesn’t recognize Charlie.
Who knows how long until Jasper realizes the truth? Charlie has one shot at freedom and a dorm room all to himself, but only if he helps Jasper write love letters on behalf of their fellow students first. No problem. Charlie can help Jasper with some silly letters.
Long nights spent discussing deep romantic feelings with Jasper? Surely, no unintended consequences will arise…
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